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10 November 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
Counting has not yet been finalised in several states, but Donald Trump is expected to win 306 Electoral College votes for the Republicans and Hillary Clinton 232 for the Democrats. Trump has won the presidency with more than 270 Electoral College votes.
2 December 2016
15 November 2016 - Politics, Immigration, Policy, Race, Democrat, Republican
In the aftermath of the most surprising American election result in recent memory, politicians, pundits and prognosticators are desperately casting around for answers to an outcome no one saw coming. Explanations ranged from a ‘whitelash’ and economic dislocation to a straightforward rejection of ‘PC culture’ and liberal elitism.
12 November 2016 - Politics, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Election, Environment, Social Policy, Policy, Democrat, Republican
The victory of President-elect Donald Trump multiplies doubt about the common sense of many Americans.
10 November 2016 - Politics, Democrat, Republican
Here are five takeaways from Tuesday's historic US presidential election
11 November 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
I have never been able to listen to an entire Hillary Clinton speech or Lady Gaga song. I have gotten close a couple of times but can never quite pull it off. I don’t any longer have to try. She lost.
10 November 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
Donald Trump has won the US Presidency, defeating Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College by winning states worth at least 279 Electoral Votes (EVs), more than the 270 required to win.
9 November 2016 - Foreign Policy, Election, Environment, Policy, Democrat, Republican
First the Brexit vote, now this.
9 November 2016 - Campaign Video, Democrat
This ad was first broadcast by the Clinton campaign on 8-11-2016. It is part of Election Watch's campaign ad library.
7 November 2016 - Politics, Democrat, Republican
A long & grueling campaign comes to an end on Tuesday in the US.
9 November 2016 - Politics
The final Electoral College map from ElectoralVote has Hillary Clinton leading in states worth 317 Electoral Votes (EVs), while Donald Trump leads in states worth 215 EVs.
8 September 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
In US Presidential elections, the popular vote of the candidates is not decisive. The outcome is determined by who wins the most Electoral College votes.
8 November 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
This year has been a particularly wild ride in terms of American politics.
5 November 2016 - Election
With just days to go until the election on Wednesday in Australia, opinion polls indicate Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Electoral College has been reduced following the announcement of an investigation by the FBI into the use of a private email server when she was Secretary of State.
7 November 2016 - Election
From 10am Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) on Wednesday, polls in various states will start closing across the United States. This is a guide as to when polls in the swing states close, and what to expect from early counts.
7 November 2016 - Environment, Policy, Democrat, Republican
When US citizens vote they will be having a say in the ecological fate of our planet.
28 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Policy, Democrat, Republican
The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor and host of The Policy Shop Podcast Professor Glyn Davis is joined by Thomas Mann from The Brookings Institution and Associate Professor Tim Lynch and Associate Professor Barbara Keys from The University of Melbourne to discuss whether policy has ever been so irrelevant in American politics.
1 November 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
Whether young people will bother to vote may play a significant role in the outcome of this year's Presidential race.
26 October 2016 - Politics, Foreign Policy, National Security, Policy, Democrat, Republican
The presidential elections of 2016 mark a moment in history when democracy in America is saddled with two contrasting worldviews.
6 November 2016 - Foreign Policy, National Security, Election, Policy
The bizarre campaigns of both the US presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, have left many security and foreign policy experts scratching their heads over what the United States’ security policy will look like after the new President takes office early next year.
3 November 2016 - Politics, Democrat, Republican
Urban and rural voters are increasingly voting for different parties. That could pose a long-term challenge for Republicans.
17 October 2016 - Politics, Election
If Trump were a film character – and certainly not any played by Robert De Niro – it would be the Terminator: Republican, sort of, and impervious to the blows that would fell an ordinary human being.
31 October 2016 - Politics, Election
With nine days until the US election on Wednesday 9 November in Australia, Hillary Clinton maintains a lead over Donald Trump in opinion polls, but the margin is expected to narrow following developments in the ongoing controversy about Clinton's emails.
28 October 2016 - Economy, Politics, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Election, Policy, Democrat, Republican
When it comes to their visions of America's role in the world, the differences between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump run deep.
8 September 2016 - Gender Watch, Politics, Election, Democrat
It seems ‘impossible’ or at least incredible that in a contest between the most qualified Democratic candidate and the most inexperienced Republican, the latter might become the next ‘leader of the free world’.
20 October 2016 - Politics, Election
There seems to be a lot of love for third party candidates this election.
26 October 2016 - Economy, Foreign Policy, Policy, Democrat, Republican
When the next US President enters the White House, what will happen to American trade policy?
21 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
America: All human life is there.
24 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican, Independent, Green Party, Libertarian Party
With just over two weeks until the US election, recent opinion polls indicate Hillary Clinton maintains a big lead in the Electoral College.
20 October 2016 - Education, Health, Economy, Politics, Foreign Policy, Immigration, National Security, Election, Environment, Social Policy, Policy, Race
10 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
18 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
On Wednesday night in Las Vegas (Thursday midday-1:30pm AEDT) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will go head to head in the last of their three Presidential debates.
18 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
Changes in the voting patterns of white college-educated women may deliver the presidency to Hillary Clinton.
5 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Race
The anti-immigration rhetoric of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is one of the most prominent elements of the 2016 election campaign.
17 October 2016 - Politics, Election
With just over three weeks until election day, opinion polls indicate that Hillary Clinton continues to have a strong position in the Electoral College.
10 October 2016 - Gender Watch, Politics, Election
With a month to go until election day, Hillary Clinton has further increased her lead since last week.
7 October 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
On Sunday night in St Louis (Monday midday-1:30pm AEDT) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will go head to head in the second of three Presidential debates.
3 October 2016 - Politics, Election
Following her strong performance in last Monday’s first Presidential debate, opinion polls indicate that Hillary Clinton has retaken a clear lead over Donald Trump in both the Electoral College and popular vote.
27 September 2016 - Economy, Politics, Foreign Policy, Immigration, National Security, Election, Policy, Democrat, Republican
26 September 2016 - Immigration, Policy, Democrat, Republican
The United States has an important role as world a leader on the resettlement of refugees. But such leadership is unlikely to materialise should Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump win on November 8.
26 September 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
According to ElectoralVote, Hillary Clinton currently leads in states worth a total of 298 Electoral Votes (EVs), Donald Trump leads in states worth a total of 236 EVs, and Maine (four EVs) is tied.
25 September 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
On Monday night in New York (Tuesday morning AEST) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will go head to head in the first of three Presidential debates.
19 September 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
The health of Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, has recently been thrust into the media spotlight, following the release of footage showing her needing assistance to get into a car during a 9/11 memorial ceremony held in New York. It was subsequently announced she had pneumonia.
19 September 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican, Independent, Green Party, Libertarian Party
Just over a week ago, the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that half of her rival Donald Trump’s voters were a “basket of deplorables”. Two days later, she left a 9/11 memorial service in New York early, and required assistance after stumbling. She’s since revealed she had been diagnosed with pneumonia. The incident has played into Trump’s continued questioning of her health and ‘stamina’.
16 September 2016 - Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
Donald Trump is only the beginning.
8 September 2016 - Politics
Reality television, more than any other reason, has primed us for a potential Donald Trump presidency of the United States.
15 September 2016 - Economy, Politics, Election, Democrat, Republican
There was a life-size cut-out of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Philadelphia International Airport when I arrived last week for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. But there were few live Trump supporters visible on the streets.
12 September 2016 - Politics, Democrat, Republican
This is the current Electoral College map from Electoral-Vote.com. Hillary Clinton currently leads in states worth 294 Electoral Votes (EVs), while Donald Trump leads in states worth 244 EVs. Since last week, Florida has flipped from a narrow Clinton lead to a narrow Trump lead, and Ohio has gone from a tie to a narrow Trump lead.
9 September 2016 - Economy, Politics, Foreign Policy, Immigration, National Security, Election, Democrat, Republican
In 102 minutes, 15 years ago, 2,606 New Yorkers were killed by Middle Eastern terrorists. Today, two New Yorkers are vying to be president of the United States. How does that day of infamy inform their campaign? The answer is in some ways profoundly, and in others hardly at all.